4 Scenario Overview – 3 Detailed Process Description: General LedgerThe central task of G/L accounting is to provide a comprehensive picture of external accounting and accounts. Recording all business transactions (primary postings as well as settlements from internal accounting) in a software system that is fully integrated with all the other operational areas of a company ensures that the accounting data is always complete and accurate.The SAP FI General Ledger has the following features:Free choice of level: corporate group or companyAutomatic and simultaneous posting of all sub-ledger items in the appropriate general ledger accounts (reconciliation accounts)Simultaneous updating of general ledger and cost accounting areasReal-time evaluation of and reporting on current accounting data, in the form of account displays, financial statements with different financial statement versions and additional analyses.Essentially, the general ledger serves as a complete record of all business transactions. It is the centralized, up-to-date reference for the rendering of accounts. Actual individual transactions can be checked at any time in realtime processing by displaying the original documents, line items, and transaction figures at various levels such as:Account informationJournalsTotals/transaction figuresBalance sheet/profit and loss evaluations

6 Legend Symbol Description Usage Comments Symbol DescriptionBand: Identifies a user role, such as Accounts Payable Clerk or Sales Representative. This band can also identify an organization unit or group, rather than a specific role.The other process flow symbols in this table go into these rows. You have as many rows as required to cover all of the roles in the scenario.Role band contains tasks common to that role.External Events: Contains events that start or end the scenario, or influence the course of events in the scenario.Flow line (solid): Line indicates the normal sequence of steps and direction of flow in the scenario. Flow line (dashed): Line indicates flow to infrequently- used or conditional tasks in a scenario. Line can also lead to documents involved in the process flow.Connects two tasks in a scenario process or a non-step eventBusiness Activity / Event: Identifies an action that either leads into or out of the scenario, or an outside Process that happens during the scenarioDoes not correspond to a task step in the documentUnit Process: Identifies a task that is covered in a step-by-step manner in the scenarioCorresponds to a task step in the documentProcess Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in total, put the scenario number and name here.Sub-Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in part, put the scenario number, name, and the step numbers from that scenario hereProcess Decision: Identifies a decision / branching point, signifying a choice to be made by the end user. Lines represent different choices emerging from different parts of the diamond.Does not usually correspond to a task step in the document; Reflects a choice to be made after step executionSymbolDescriptionUsage CommentsTo next / From last Diagram: Leads to the next / previous page of the DiagramFlow chart continues on the next / previous pageHardcopy / Document: Identifies a printed document, report, or formDoes not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow linesFinancial Actuals: Indicates a financial posting documentBudget Planning: Indicates a budget planning documentManual Process: Covers a task that is manually doneDoes not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a task that is manually performed, such as unloading a truck in the warehouse, which affects the process flow.Existing Version / Data: This block covers data that feeds in from an external processDoes not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, this shape reflects data coming from an external source; this step does not have any incoming flow linesSystem Pass / Fail Decision: This block covers an automatic decision made by the softwareDoes not generally correspond to a task step in the document; instead it is used to reflect an automatic decision by the system that is made after a step has been executed.Diagram Connection<Function>Hardcopy / DocumentExternal to SAPFinancial ActualsBusiness Activity / EventBudget PlanningUnit ProcessManual ProcessProcess ReferenceExisting Version / DataSub-Process ReferenceSystem Pass/Fail DecisionProcess Decision